The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
COMMENT AND OPINION.
Boston Courier.

THE Democrats are said to be opposing the
reduction Of the duty on sugar, and yet they say
the ad valorem rate b as gone up. In the last live
wears from 80 to 7S per cent.-New York Mail
and Express.
If Congress wants to put in its time to ad
vantage and do good in the way OF rehabihtat-
ing our merchant marine, let it devise and adopt
q wise system Of subsidies for steamship lines
and carrying vessels general!y.-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
THE Blair educational bill will attract the
usual amount of attention from CONGRESS this
winter and will probably be passed. But what
good will it DO to pass itl 1t is foregone con-
cluson that the President will veto it-Denver
Republican.
son" for the Presidency. They will. it is conf
IDENTIFY believed, send a solid delegation to the
national convention in favor of the Hon. Benja-
min Harrison. Our Ben" may be the coming
man.-Chicago Journal.
IN explaining to President Cleveland what his
message means the Democratic organs are get
ting as badly mixed as the President was himself.
They all practically agree that 1t means anti
protection; while some declare and others deny
that it means free trade pure and simple.-De-
troit Tribune.
THE religious bodies of the country should
memorable Congress against the admission OF
Utah and in favor of the continued enforcement
aud further amendment OF the drastic federal
legislation which, under the lead of Senator
Edmunds. is beginning to produce results.-Mln-
neapolis Tribune. 9
WE believe the time is coming, and that very
soon, when the people will put end to the
arrogant dictation of the saloon in politics. LIZ
is absolutely necessary for the safety OF the
people and the welfare of the government that
this be done. The man or paper that defends
the saloon in politics, and its methods, IS in
mighty poor business.-Detroit Tribune
No amount of special pleading or clamor of
sectionalism, or waving the bloody shirt
overcome the fact that the right of suffrage in
the South is not universally held inviolate. So
long this condition exists 1t Is the duty or
Republicans to protest against it, and this will
be the effect of Senator Chambers bill, whether
it goes through the House or not-Chlcago
Tribune.
If there is any place in the United States
where the negro is known and appreciated that
for political reasons, have made great professions
of friendship for the negro, but the fact remains
that the negroes who are SO unfortunate as to
live in the North ara subjected to more humii.
iations and insults in a week than they swould
receive at the South in ten years.-Atlanta Con-
sttutiop.
WE can only wish earnestly for dare not
hope, that the free-trade Democrats viii have
the courage of their convictions and will try to
fight it out the line which the President so
''boldy" marked out. Nor dare we hope that a
President who has eaten his reform profe ssions
in every State where they endangered his chan
ces of accumulation will venture to suppo rt his
declaration of faith by any ADMINISTRATION
pressure.-Boston Advertiser.
Now the Republican politicians believed
to be turning to the Lieutenant-general as
| candidate. Little PniP is a man of vigorous
common Esense. Il is not at all Drobabe that he
| is willing to be their dummy. Sheridan is IN
| life nosition-one of both honor and ease. Tor
which all his life and services have splendidly
| beftted him, and il is not likely that he will
| yield to any Jack oLantern" ambition. Tho
point, however, OF ali the gossip over his name,
| is the exhibition it makes of Republican weak
| ness The man on horseback" dodge indicates
| Republican danger.-New York Graphic
| FIRST il should be clearly uudersrsod that the
| mission of the Republican party Is uofusSsled so
| long as the right to vote and the right of fair
| election is denied the people of the Southern
| States. There should be mistake about the
| attitude of the Republican party on this issue.
| A second fundamental and vital issue is that of
the protection of American labor and American
| industry The opposition of the Democratic
party TO the industries of the country is IN